I first heard about 85 Degree's C from my daughter a couple of years ago when they first opened their Irvine store, and she was treated there by her Piano Teacher. I heard they had a line out the door. 85 Degree C has opened a store in Haciena Heights, and they just opened on in West Covina. Their store is about 4 times larger than the typical Chinese bakery and I have never seen a Chinese bakery as busy. And they open at 7AM on weekdays! And on yelp they currently have 784 reviews with an average of 4 stars, where JJ bakery has 59 reviews with a 4 star average. RJ Patisserie has 103 with 3 1/2 stars - change of ownership?

My 2 cents on why if I had a Chinese Bakery in the US, I would be worried:

85 Degree C Advantages:

• Hot Bread - Think Krispy Cream with their hot donuts.
• Rapid Turn Over of products
• 700 Stores in China, Australia, Taiwan, and the US
• 4 times larger than typical Chinese bakery
• About same price as typical Chinese bakery
• Easy for non Chinese to purchase
• Recipes created by 5 star chefs
• Publically traded company in Taiwan
• Sell drinks

Starbucks of Taiwan' – 85 Degrees C – expands in Southern California - KPCC

Labels: chinatowns, Chinese Food